Poblah back on roster for Labour Day Classic

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REGINA — The Bombers released their depth chart Saturday morning for Sunday’s Labour Day Classic here against the Saskatchewan Roughriders and wide receiver Kito Poblah is on the 46-man roster.

Poblah is regarded as the Bombers most exciting young prospect, but he has not played this season since injuring his knee in the first half of the club’s first regular season game.

Poblah has been practising with the first team offence this week, but head coach Paul LaPolice refused to confirm he would be on the roster as recently as Friday.

The decision to add Poblah to this week’s roster was not a minor one. The Montreal-born receiver is being removed early from the nine-game injured list, which means the Bombers will now have to count his salary for the seven games he missed this season against their salary cap for 2011.

Also being added to the roster this week is non-import defensive back Daryl Townsend, who’d been on the practice roster.

Coming off the Bombers roster is slotback Scott McHenry, who was released earlier this week and picked up by the Riders, and defensive back Jerry-Ralph Jules.

There’d been some talk in Regina that McHenry might suit up for the Riders on Sunday, but he was not on the 46-man roster they released Saturday morning. Being added to the Riders roster this week is running backs Wes Cates and Hugh Charles, defensive back Tamon George, linebacker Chris Graham and defensive lineman Remond Willis.

Coming off the Riders roster is running back Yvenson Bernard, defensive back John Eubanks, defensive end RJ Roberts and receivers Terrence Nunn and Jordan Sisco.

The Bombers boarded a plane in Winnipeg this morning and are expected at Regina’s Mosaic Stadium early this afternoon for a light walk-through practice.